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The Assistant Buyer will be joining a fast-growing early stage business where the primary focus is driving down prices and maximising savings for NHS Trusts across the country. Peto Ltd helps the NHS save money in purchasing of medical supplies and commodity items. We have developed a service process, supported by our platform, which delivers cost saving opportunities across the board. By applying our approach to many such items which aggregate to millions of pounds in value, we can deliver hundreds of thousands of pounds of savings to the NHS every year.

Based in Cowes you will work with a team of buyers, NHS Trust staff and external suppliers. You will support the daily flow of purchasing including: selecting purchasing requisitions; obtaining price quotations and creating purchase orders, reporting and other purchasing support. You will use multiple software packages including: Oracle, Excel and Peto’s own cloud-based bespoke software.

Tasks include

Use the software to select and process Requests for Quotations (RFQs)

Liaise with suppliers over the telephone and via email to collect quotations

Negotiate prices with suppliers

Manage contact between suppliers and end users to answer product-specific questions

Research alternative products and suppliers

Conciliate and validate records, log savings and chase credit notes

Customer service and client liaison

Archive correspondence in a structured, auditable manner

May be expected to travel to other offices around the UK on occasion

Other buying and administrative support as may be necessary

Interacting with other offices to share and collect information

Experience

The ideal candidate will come from a procurement administration background. Those with customer service/telemarketing will be considered.

Personal attributes

Quick learner and flexible

Proficient in MS Office suite particularly Excel

Capable of quickly learning and understanding different IT applications